honeybee_radiance_command.rtrace module

rtrace command.

class honeybee_radiance_command.rtrace.Rtrace(options=None, output=None, octree=None, sensors=None)[source]

Bases: honeybee_radiance_command._command.Command

Rtrace command.

Rtrace traces rays from the standard input through the RADIANCE scene given by octree and sends the results to the standard output.

Parameters

  • options – Command options. It will be set to Radiance default values if unspecified.

  • output – Output file (Default: None).

  • octree – Octree file (Default: None).

  • sensors – Sensors file (Default: None).

Properties:

  • options

  • output

  • octree

  • sensors

after_run()

After run script.

Overwrite this method to add extra tasks that runs right after run method.

enclose_command(stdin_input=False)

Enclose command in quotes and exclamation point (‘!’). This method should be used when reading the input of a command from another Radiance command.

Example: rmtxop -c 47.4 119.9 11.6 “!rmtxop view transmission daylight sky” > output

run(env=None, cwd=None)

Run command as a subprocess.

Parameters

  • env – Environmental variables (default: None).

  • cwd – Working directory (Default: ‘.’).

Returns

Command return code.

Return type

  • int

to_radiance(stdin_input=False)[source]

Command in Radiance format.

Parameters

stdin_input – A boolean that indicates if the input for this command comes from stdin. This is for instance the case when you pipe the input from another command (default: False).

validate(stdin_input=False)[source]

Overwrite this method to add extra specific checks for the command. For instance for rcontrib you want to make sure there is at least one modifier set in the command.

This method will be executed right before running the command.

property command
property octree

Octree file.

property options

Rtrace options.

property output

output file.

property pipe_to

Second command to pipe the outputs from this command.

property sensors

Sensor file.